Bill Maher Reveals Why He Fears Doing Stand-Up Comedy Now | EUROtoday

Bill Maher opened up Monday about why he refuses to do stand-up comedy exhibits in right now’s political local weather after not too long ago filming his thirteenth HBO comedy particular, “Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?”

Speaking on Monday’s episode of his “Club Random” podcast, Maher informed visitor Patton Oswalt {that a} “number of things” prompted him to “[get] off the road this year” and put an finish to his almost 50-year run of doing reside comedy exhibits.

“I feel like it was a great choice because I don’t want to be out there in this country in this political atmosphere,” he mentioned. “I could get shot by the left or the right.”

Maher additionally went on to confess that he “just got tired of being twice as funny as people who were selling twice as many tickets as me.”

“That’s partly because I’m on TV every week,” he continued. “And not that I didn’t sell a lot of tickets and do great theaters, but I didn’t sell [out] arenas, and some people did who frankly are not that great.”

The political commentator argued that “when the audience is 35 to 45, they don’t want to see somebody 70.”

“‘I want to see my generation,’ and [that’s] OK [for people to feel like that]. I still have my show. I have this,” he added. “I didn’t need it. I miss it, but that’s part of what it is.”

Maher, who has described himself as an “old school liberal,” has launched his share of verbal photographs at President Donald Trump and the GOP, however he’s additionally identified for taking difficulty with the Democratic Party.

During the Sept. 12 episode of his HBO speak present “Real Time,” the TV host criticized each events whereas discussing the deadly taking pictures of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“The only way this starts to get better is if both sides admit, ‘OK, let’s not have this debate about who started it. Let’s not debate about who’s worse because, plainly, both sides do it now,’” Maher mentioned. “And the right has done it too. A lot.”

Maher shut down criticism he acquired earlier this month for accepting President Trump’s invitation to dine with him on the White House.

“You know, it’s not like I was ever deceived before or after I had dinner with him, and I want to have dinner with him again,” he informed visitor Cheryl Hines throughout a Nov. 10 episode of his “Club Random” podcast.

The comic famous that his critics had a area day when he famous that Trump — whose actions and insurance policies have led many to liken him to a dictator — is an effective listener.

“I think [Trump] actually wants more people around him for a stimulating conversation. I was very surprised … They hated me for it,” he added.

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